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tininesses

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ti⋅ny

[tahy-nee]
–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.
very small; minute; wee.

Origin:
1590–1600; late ME tine very small (< ?) + -y 1


ti⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
ti⋅ni⋅ness, noun


little, diminutive, teeny.
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Word Origin & History

tiny 
c.1400, tyne "very small," perhaps from tine.
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